A man has been jailed for nine years by the International Criminal Court in its first sentence based on cultural destruction as a war crime. Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi made history by pleading guilty to charges of destroying 14 of the 16 mausoleums in the ancient city of Timbuktu, regarding the
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Mike Dailly Govan Law Centre (GLC) has published its annual report detailing its successes in balancing landlords and tenants' rights in new tenancies legislation as well as the fraught issue of "up front" rent.
The Faculty of Advocates and lawyers’ groups from around the globe have expressed solidarity with lawyers in Egypt as they increasingly face arrest and detention. Dorothy Bain QC, convener of the Faculty’s Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee, is a signatory to a letter which has been sent to
The Guardianship Court at Edinburgh Sheriff Court (and the associated AWI User Group) now has a dedicated web page for applications lodged at that court under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. It can be accessed via the Scottish Courts website at http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts
Terra Firma Chambers has re-affirmed its ongoing commitment to strengthening links with law firms and direct access organisations throughout Scotland by announcing three seminar events this Autumn. The first will take place in Oban on 6th October, followed by Inverness on 26th October and Aberdeen o
Following Prime Minister Theresa May’s comments last week that it was her prerogative to trigger Article 50 and that she would do so without a vote in Parliament, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said that to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary involvement, whether by legislatio
The president of the Family Division in England and Wales, Sir James Munby (pictured), has said there are “serious lacunae” in the law on cross-border issues between Scotland and England. Sir James’ comments come in the wake of a hearing to determine if two teenagers from northwest England cou
Dr Mark Robertson of Ryden (pictured) will launch the firm’s 79th Scottish Property Review at CLT Scotland’s Commercial Property Conference on 25th October. The Conference, at BT Murrayfield Stadium, forms part of the prestigious Scots Law 2016 conference/exhibition series. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotl
Andrew Walker QC Barristers have been warned they must fully brief themselves on the facts of a case before going to court.
Much domestic law derived from Europe will have to remain in force in Scotland after Brexit, the Faculty of Advocates believes. It says a complete inspection exercise in the run–up to leaving the EU is “inconceivable”. In written evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s European and External Re
The Faculty of Advocates has identified a downside to plans by the European Commission to speed up child abduction court cases. One of the proposed changes to the Brussels IIa Regulation, the “cornerstone of EU judicial cooperation in cross-border matrimonial matters”, is for a single appeal to
Revised proposals to establish a common system for calculating the tax base of businesses operating in the EU are expected to be brought forward by the European Commission in November. The Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) was first proposed in 2011, and the Commission announced in June
CCPD Training launched their first event with Alan Eccles, Partner at Brodies LLP, speaking on Estate Planning and the Family Home to a huge audience of over 60 delegates. We would like to extend a huge thank you to Alan for his participation, fantastic seminar and comprehensive accompanying materi
The solicitors’ watchdog in England and Wales has said that self-regulation of the profession has created an “irreconcilable conflict”. In a response to a Competition and Markets Authority interim report on legal services, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) stated: “Those who represen
Michael Noonan Ireland's Finance Minister Michael Noonan will today seek approval from his Cabinet colleagues for an appeal against the European Commission's ruling that the State must collect €13 billion in unpaid tax from US tech giant Apple.
